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Anupam’s
Om Jai Jagdish launched
The talented chameleon changes colour again
No
one will doubt that Anupam Kher is a versatile actor, and
one of the most prolific. Starting with Saraansh that he shot
for exactly 17 years and 28 days ago, Anupam has starred in
over 200 films. An enviable track record for a man who was
once a school teacher. Today Anupam has reached a platue and
is ready to move on...
He turns director with Om Jai Jagdish that was launched recently
at Mehboob Studio and is, confesses Anupam, “the beginning
of some very glorious dreams I have dared to dream”.
Anupam’s idol, Dilip Kumar sounded the clapper -board,
the Commissioner of Police of Greater Mumbai, MN Singh, switched
on the camera and Anupam’s three friends, who had stood
by me through thick and thin all these years—director
Satish Kaushik, producer Boney Kapoor and mediaman Pradeep
Guha—broke the auspicious coconut. The first shot was
canned on the entire cast chanting the mantra Om Jai Jagdish
Hare. They were joined by the select gathering minutes later...a
rare and spontaneous gesture.
Om Jai Jagdish produced by Vashu Bhagnani, is the story of
three brothers (played by Anil Kapoor, Fardeen Khan and Abhishek
Bachchan) and their much-loved sister who’s yet to be
cast. Tabu, Urmila Matondkar and Miss Asia Pacific, Diya Mirza
who’s making her screen debut with this film, play the
lady loves of the three bhais. The film according to its “positively
ambitious” director talks about the traditions, values
and customs that are slowly degenerating throwing the country
into a sad state of disrepair and despair. “My film  brings
home to us all that we have lost or are in the process of
losing. I hope I succeed in my endeavour more forthe sake
of my country than for my film or myself,” says Anupam
who completed the first four-day schedule at Mehboob Studios
recently.
Anupam is not acting in the film because he wants to direct
all his energy into making of a good film. He certainly has
managed to rope in an interesting cast and has some of the
finest technicians from down South working on the film . The
film’s art director is Sabu Cyril. Cinematography is
by Vinod, script is by Rahul Nanda, lyrics are by Sameer and
music is being scored by Anu Malik. The film will make fast
progress once the script is perfected.
Anupam, the talented chameleon, is determined to change his
colours and appear before us in a new avatar. He promises
you’ll get to see a side of Anupam you have never seen
before.
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